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// Station · 20m ago

KIPL

Imperial County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.2°C / 22.2°C
ALTIM 29.82 inHg
ELEV -54 FT
32.8354°N / 115.5740°W
LOCATION · Imperial, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KIPL · -54 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
32 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.82"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KIPL 111553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 32/22 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP098 T03220222

KIPL · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.82" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
14 HDG 140° CALM 5,308'
32 HDG 320° CALM 5,308'
08 HDG 080° CALM 4,501'
26 HDG 260° CALM 4,501'
Pattern altitude: 946 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +17°C

2,100FT
+2,154 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT
4,100 2,850 1,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV-54 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT44 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KO22 (Columbia Airport, Columbia, elev 2,118 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,209 FT KIPL ELEV · -54 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,209 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:43ZSUNRISE
19:48ZSOLAR NOON
02:54ZSUNSET
03:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:22Z (11h 09m) DAY LENGTH14h 10m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:11Z MOONSET00:22Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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